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STAYING MOTIVATED WITH PURPOSE

SESIC September 2025 Meeting

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TOPIC: MOTIVATION

Motivation is lacking when we experience:

  • Disappointment
  • Disillusionment
  • Burn-out
  • Lacking passion/purpose

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WELCOME & FRAMING

  • Welcome, attendance, SESIC mission & website
  • Acknowledge burnout – motivation tied to values

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  • Today’s focus:
  • Reflect on motivations
  • Explore how values guide decisions
  • Carry this into our work with students

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INTRINSIC VS. EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION

INTRINSIC MOTIVATION:

  • Curiosity
  • Growth
  • Passion
  • Purpose

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  • Recognition
  • Grades
  • Money
  • External expectations

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EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION:

Participants add other examples to interactive board.

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PERSONAL REFLECTION

  • Quiet Writing Prompt:
    • What is your motivation?
    • What drives you in your work?

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  • Note: Reflection only – no sharing yet

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CONNECTING MOTIVATION TO VALUES

  • Breakouts:
    • What values drive your work?
    • How do you connect personal motivation to completing tasks in difficult times?

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  • Return and share 1–2 insights in main room

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GOOD VS. GREAT: MAKING INTENTIONAL CHOICES

  • Examples for SI Professionals:
    • Good: Attending a webinar → Great: Presenting at a conference
    • Good: Saying yes to every committee → Great: Joining one aligned with passions
    • Good: Collecting data → Great: Using it to advocate for students

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  • Reflection: How have your values guided recent choices?

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SUPPORTING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION

  • Group Discussion:
    • How can we help students identify their own values?
    • How can values sustain motivation when circumstances change?

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CLOSING REFLECTION: COMING FULL CIRCLE

  • Let’s reflect:
    • Return to your original reflection on what motivates you:
      • Has anything shifted or deepened?

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  • Optional: Share in chat

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GUIDED VISUALIZATION & CLOSING

Visualization led by Emily

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“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

–Howard Thurman